summary: The authors studied the effects of flupirtine, a treatment usually used for chronic pain, in animal models of optic neuritis. They found that this medication seemed to protect retinal nerve cells. Further studies are needed to assess its effects in MS.

authors: Sättler MB, Williams SK, Neusch C, Otto M, Pehlke JR, Bähr M, Diem R

source: Am J Pathol. 2008 Oct 2 [Epub ahead of print]

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